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Anthony C. Masi
Munkholm has written a book that will be of interest to sociologists, legal scholars, policy wonks, political scientists, management specialists, and those interested in Italian studies. The crux of the analysis deals with the intersection of the Chinese ethnic enclave economy that produces ready to wear fashions (“Pronto Moda”) in Prato (Italy) and the root-cause regulation of health and safety provisions there through the development of novel enforcement practices by local officials. Shedding light on Chinese business in Prato is topical in the context of Italy’s shift from country of origin to chosen destination for millions of international migrants, especially as the latter try to integrate into, or at least be accommodated by, the labor market of their host society (Guercini, et al., eds., 2017; Raffaetà and Baldassar, 2015). Root-cause regulation aligns with a long-standing research agenda and recently published book by Piore and Schrank (2018) on the implementation of the letter of labor laws into concrete procedures that require both innovative organizational designs and individuals with unique skills (see also, Gunningham and Sinclair, 2017).
